FNUS76 KOTX 021223
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ISLAND PILOT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
523 AM PDT SUN OCT 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0135 PDT ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING A GRADUAL DRYING TREND TO THE PROJECT
TODAY. THE MAIN CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS WILL BE DURING THE MORNING
HOURS. OTHERWISE...EXPECT LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS...WITH
TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY. MONDAY
WILL BE MORE OF THE SAME AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES. A WEAK FRONT
WILL TRAVERSE THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT...BRINGING WITH IT A CHANCE
OF MAINLY LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS. A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL BRUSH THE
REGION TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER CHANCE OF
LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS...BUT WIDESPREAD WETTING RAINS DO NOT APPEAR AS
LIKELY AS PREVIOUS FORECASTS SUGGESTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST AT 3 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST AT
                    6 TO 9 MPH AFTER 1100 WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 3500 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AT 7 TO 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS OF 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 3 TO 5 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 7 MPH
                    AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BECOMING 2500 FT AGL AFTER 1100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CN
REQUESTED BY...SHANAHAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111002.ISLAN.01/OTX